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    Fauxdenza update.

    Remember when I first shared my horrible Frankenword, “fauxdenza”? At the time, there were no other mentions of such a term anywhere on the internet. Now, a mere four months later, there…

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    Weekend to-do.

    Oliver, 2001 // Photo by Patricia Katchur Cute, isn’t he? No, he’s RIDICULOUSLY ADORABLE. That’s my old friend Oliver, the last of 20 pet rats that have been part of my life.…

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    My friend, the towel radiator.

    This morning, as I was wrapping myself up in a nice, hot towel after my shower, it occurred to me that I’ve never really written about my friend, the towel radiator. One…

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    Sunday to-do.

    There is only one thing on my to-do list for today, and it does not involve sitting in a patch of sunshine on my favorite chair over by the window. SUNDAY TO-DO:…

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    Spring? Is that you?

    Okay, no, it’s not spring yet. But almost! Did you know we spring forward this weekend?! Yes, already! (I think Evan is going to be a little annoyed when he finds out,…

  • Five years ago, part five.

    I know I already covered the “before and after” phases of the dressing room in part three of my house birthday posts, but last night I came across some “during” photos (I…

  • Five years ago, part four.

    The fourth installment in my birthday tribute to my house is devoted entirely to one part of one room, the three windows in the bowed front of the living room. There are…

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    Should I be belting this?

    This is a pretty hot look, right? Yeah, this is my basement-demolition suit. I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me to buy one of these things five years ago, because…

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